Roundtable Discussion with KPMG and Maanch
Last week, GIST Impact, KPMG and Maanch organised a roundtable meeting that brought together industry experts from leading organisations and financial institutions driving the transition to an impact economy. The impact economy values environmental and social impacts alongside financial returns. The roundtable emphasised that this is not a future aspiration but a present necessity. The […]
GIST Impact announces Armin Peter as the newest Global Partner for Capital Markets
Armin Peter joins us with over 25 years of Capital Markets and banking experience in the EMEA, where he was previously the Global Head of Debt Syndicate and Sustainable Banking EMEA at UBS Investment Bank. As a respected former GFMA Board member and Chair of the ICMA – International Capital Market Association FinTech Advisory Committee, […]
The Birth, Life, Death and Afterlife of ESG Ratings
In a recent TEDx talk “The Birth, Life, Death, and Afterlife of ESG Ratings”, our Founder and CEO Pavan Sukhdev explored the evolution and challenges of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) metrics. What began as a comprehensive approach to measuring corporate sustainability has now become mired in competing ratings, biases, and controversies. Incidents like Tesla’s exclusion […]
GIST Impact featured in Microsoft white paper on solving for inclusive economic growth in the era of AI
We are delighted to announce that GIST Impact plays a prominent part in a new Microsoft white paper titled “Solving for Inclusive Economic Growth in the Era of AI”. Featuring insights by Mahima Sukhdev (SVP, Commercial Development), the white paper showcases the GIST Impact Power SROI platform (pp.10-11) – built in collaboration with Microsoft, and […]
GIST Impact featured in Environmental Finance article on nature data
We are proud to announce that GIST Impact has been profiled in an Environmental Finance article titled “Nature Data – overwhelmingly complex, but a need-to-know”. Offering insights from Pavan Sukhdev (CEO), Dr Thomas Moran (VP, Head of Biodiversity), and Mahima Sukhdev (SVP, Commercial Development), the article explores the helping hand of emerging frameworks and regulations […]
GIST Impact speaking at Reset Connect: From ESG & Sustainability to Impact
We were honoured to take part in a panel titled “From ESG & Sustainability to Impact: The Future of Finance” at Reset Connect, the signature event for London Climate Action Week. GIST Impact’s SVP, Commercial Development, Mahima Sukhdev took the stage along with host Cliff Prior, CBE, CEO at GSG Impact and fellow panellists James Payne (Forum for the Future), Ben Constable Maxwell […]
Wharton’s ESG Initiative and GIST Impact launch data collaboration to support groundbreaking impact valuation research
London, UK – 11th July 2024 – GIST Impact, a leading provider of impact data and analytics, and the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced a data partnership agreement to advance new research exploring the relationship between monetized impacts and financial performance. The partnership is part of a […]
News – GIST Impact CEO Pavan Sukhdev wins 2024 EAERE European Practitioner Achievement Award in Applying Environmental Economics
GIST Impact is proud to announce that our CEO and Founder, Pavan Sukhdev has been awarded the 2024 EAERE European Practitioner Achievement Award in Applying Environmental Economics. The award recognises practitioners in the policy or business arena who have made signal contributions in the application of economic ideas. In particular, the Award recognises those who work or […]
GIST Impact wins ESG Data Provider of the Year – EMEA 2024
GIST Impact is proud to announce that it has been named ESG Data Provider of the Year – EMEA in the Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards 2024. The Sustainable Investment Awards seek to recognise asset managers, analysts and data providers incorporating ESG across all asset classes. The Best ESG Data Provider – EMEA category acknowledges […]
GIST Impact receives investment from UBS Next
Zurich, 20 June 2024 – Today GIST Impact, the leading provider of impact data and analytics, announced an investment from UBS Next, the leading universal Swiss bank’s venture and innovation unit. GIST Impact delivers actionable impact intelligence to companies and investors, helping them easily measure their environmental and social impacts. The firm’s data and software […]
